Raakilipattu
Raakilipaatu is a 2007 Malayalam film starring Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee, Tabu and Lakshmi. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film was directed by Priyadarshan.The film's story is loosely based on the 1999 Marathi film ''Bindhaast'' written by Chandrakant Kulkarni. The film had a delayed release in 2007 and was shot in Tamil as ''Snegithiye'' (2000). Plot Best friends Josephine (Jyothika) and Radhika (Sharbani Mukherjee) are carefree pranksters at a prestigious ladies' college. They stay up late, break rules and wreak havoc at their hostel, much to their lecturers' annoyance. They also form a rivalry against Gita (Ishita Arun), the college queen bee. Malathi (Lakshmi), Radhika's aunt, wants her niece to complete her studies, so that she can take over her late parents' multi-million business. In order to straighten Radhika out, Malathi arranges for her to get married. At this point, Josephine and Radhika are introduced to Gayathri (Tabu), a fiercely independent and st ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manasi Scott
Manasi Scott is an Indian singer, songwriter, and an actress. Manasi is best known for her live performances and for composing "Khatti Meethi" for Sanjay Gupta's '' Acid Factory''. In 2018, she played the female protagonist in ALTBalaji's web series '' Baby Come Naa'' as Sophie opposite Shreyas Talpade. Early life Manasi is known as a multi talented personality. She made national level recognition as a singer while she was studying in eighth standard. After obtaining a degree in mass communications from the St. Xavier College, she also did a course on TV and Film production. She kick-started her professional singing career with the popular Pune rock band Dark Water Fixation, which also paved way to get her first break in Tamil composer Vidyasagar's '' Snehithiye''. The song was "Othaiyadi Pathaile" and the film directed by Priyadarshan turned out to a box office hit. Manasi also played an important supporting role in the film and her character's name was Nancy. ''Snehithiye'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Snegithiye
''Snegithiye'' () is a 2000 Tamil-language mystery thriller film directed by Priyadarshan. The film notably features only female characters, played by Tabu, Jyothika, Sharbani Mukherjee and Ishita Arun. Music was composed by Vidyasagar. The film, released in 2000, proved to be an average grosser at the box office but bagged positive reviews from critics. Originally planned to be made as a bilingual, in Tamil and in Malayalam, the film released first in Tamil only, while the Malayalam version, ''Raakilipattu'', as well as the dubbed Hindi version, ''Friendship'', released seven years later. The film's story is loosely based on the 1999 Marathi film ''Bindhaast'' written by Chandrakant Kulkarni. Plot Best friends Vani "Vasu" Subramaniyam and Radhika are carefree pranksters at a prestigious ladies' college in Chennai. They stay up late, break rules and wreak havoc at their hostel, much to their lecturers' annoyance. They also form a rivalry against Gita, the college queen bee. Mala ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sharbani Mukherjee
Sharbani Mukherjee (alternate name: Sharbani Mukherji) is an Indian actress working in Hindi and Malayalam language films. Biography She is the daughter of Rono Mukerji and thus part of the Mukherjee-Samarth family. Her paternal uncle is Deb Mukherjee, while her paternal uncles were Joy Mukherjee and Shomu Mukherjee. Her paternal grandfather, Sashadhar Mukherjee, was a filmmaker. His wife Satirani Devi was the sister of Ashok Kumar, Anoop Kumar and Kishore Kumar. Her cousins are actresses Rani Mukerji, Kajol and Tanisha, director Ayan Mukerji and noted MIT algebraic geometer Davesh Maulik. Her brother Samrat Mukerji is also a Bollywood and Bengali actor. Career Sharbani made her debut with the hit film ''Border''. She was featured opposite Samir Soni in the song "Ghar Aaja Sonia", sung by Shazia Mansoor. She has also acted in various ads. By 2008 she shifted her focus into Mollywood, her debut Malayalam film ''Raakilipattu'' was released after 7 years of production. S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films.Jo Jo Jyothika ... – Jyothika – Suriya – Tamil Movie News Behindwoods.com (18 October 2012). Retrieved 12 December 2012. She has also acted in some , , and [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Priyadarshan
Priyadarshan (born 30 January 1957) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works predominantly in Malayalam and Hindi films, while also having done six films in Tamil and two films in Telugu. He has done about 31 films in Hindi alone, the highest number of films done by any Hindi film director after David Dhawan. He was one of the first directors in India to introduce rich color grading, clear sound and quality dubbing through his early Malayalam films. Priyadarshan has also directed many advertisement films. Priyadarshan began his career in Malayalam cinema in the early 1980s and was active throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Towards 2000s, he moved to Bollywood (Hindi-language cinema) and remained active throughout the decade. In 2013, he announced that ''Rangrezz'' would be his last Hindi film for a while and shifted focus to Malayalam cinema. His most notable films include ''Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu'', ''Thalavattam'', ''Vellanakalude Nadu'', ''Chith ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shari (actress)
Sadhana better known by her stage name Shari is an Indian actress. She was a prominent lead actress from 1982 to 1995 in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. Personal life Sadhana was born to Subramaniam and Lakshmi Devi in Andhra Pradesh. She is a trained classical dancer who learned Bharata Natyam from Padma Subrahmanyam and Kuchipudi from Vempati Chinna Satyam. She had her primary education from Saraswathi Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai. She is the grand daughter of famous Kannada actress B. Ramadevi. She married Kumar, a businessman, in 1991. They have a daughter, Kalyani born in 1996. She resides with her family in Chennai. Career She rose to fame after ''Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal'' (1986'')''. She received a Kerala State film award for the same. In the Tamil industry, she is known as ''Sadhana.'' She received her first offer in a supporting role in '' Hitler Umanath'' in 1982 where she played Sivaji Ganesan's daughter. Howeve ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Suchitra (actress)
Suchitra Murali, commonly known by her stage name Suchitra, is an Indian actress. Debuting in a lead role with the 1990 film ''No.20 Madras Mail'' at the age of 14, she has appeared mostly in Malayalam films as well as a few films in Tamil. Personal life Suchitra is born to Karunakaran and Usha. She has a sister Sumitra and a brother Deepu Karunakaran, who works as a director. She had her primary education from Holy Angel's Convent Trivandrum. Suchitra became a mainstream actress at a very young age when she was cast as the heroine in the film ''No.20 Madras Mail''. She left the industry after her marriage to Murali in March 2002. The couple has a daughter Neha and are settled in U.S. She has opened a dance school there called "Naatya Graha Dance Academy". Career Suchitra, who debuted as a heroine in the film ''No.20 Madras Mail'' did numerous films in Malayalam in the 90s, mostly with heroes like Mammooty, Mohanlal, Mukesh, Jagadeesh and Siddique. Widely regarded as one of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shanthi Williams
Shanthi Williams is an Indian film and television actress who has played supporting roles in various Tamil and Malayalam movies and serials. Career Williams came into the industry as a child artist at the age of 12. Williams started her acting in 1970 with the film, ''Vietnam Veedu''. She started doing television serials from 1999, playing second lead and supporting roles. She is best known for her role as the traditional mother in the serial Metti Oli. She was awarded the Best Actress in a negative role by director K. Balachander for her performance in Thendral where she played Tamizharasu's mother. She has acted in many Tamil and Malayalam films as well as serials. Personal life Shanthi Williams was born at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu to Malayali parents. She married a Malayali cameraman J. Williams in 1979. They have 4 children. Filmography Tamil * Madhana Maaligai (1976) *Uyarndhavargal (1977) *General Chakravarthi (1978) - * Manthoppu Kiliye (1979) - Lakshmi * Panam Pen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deepti Bhatnagar
Deepti Bhatnagar (born 30 September 1967) is a former Indian actress and model who worked predominantly in Hindi films, in addition to Telugu films. Her first film role came in Sanjay Gupta's ''Ram Shastra''. She has also appeared in the Telugu film, ''Pelli Sandadi'', the American film, ''Inferno'' and the Bollywood film, '' Mann''. Early life Bhatnagar was born in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. She Went to school in Delhi and attended Meerut University. She moved to Mumbai in 1992 to identify a good ad agency to promote her handicrafts factory in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. Career In 1992, Bhatnagar was promoting her handicrafts in Mumbai, when she got an opportunity to sign for an ad agency to model for the Roopmilan saris' press ad and after that ad she signed 12 more campaigns. She had given up her interest in running the handicraft factory and entered into the professional modeling world. She won the Eves Weekly contest in 1990. Soon afterwards, she was modeling in Singapore for vario ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mita Vasisht
Mita Vashisht (born 2 November 1967) is an Indian actress. Known for her work on screen, stage and television, she has played a wide range of roles. Her most prominent appearances includes; sci-fi television series '' Space City Sigma'' (1989-1991), Pachpan Khambe Laal Deewarein, Swabhimaan, Alaan (Kirdaar) to Trishna in Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki and Jethi Maa in ''Kaala Teeka'' to film roles with a wide spectrum of directors with different cinema styles. Early life Mita Vashisht was born on 2 November 1967 in Pune, Maharashtra, India to Captain Rajeshwar Dutt Vashisht, who retired as a colonel from the Indian Army and Meenakshi Mehta (née) Vashisht, a teacher and a singer (Indian Classical). She has done her post-graduation in literature from Punjab University, Chandigarh and graduated from the National School of Drama (Delhi) in 1987, Vashisht was for several years (1990–2010) also visiting faculty to some of the premier design, film and theatre institutes of India – the NIFT ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shweta Menon
Shwetha Menon is an Indian actress, model and television anchor. She won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil Language Films. She won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress. She participated in '' Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1''. Starting her career as an actress in Malayalam feature films in the early 1990s, she ventured into modeling and became noted, after participating and winning at several beauty pageants, which led to her debut in Bollywood. It was the film ''Ishq'' (1997) where she received notable attention as the dancer for the song, "Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai", featuring Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn and also in '' Bandhan'' (1998). Following appearances in over 30 Hindi films, in which she generally conveyed a glamorous image, her acting career took a turn by the mid-2000s, with her returning to Malayalam cinema and accepting substantial roles. She ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bindhaast
''Bindhast'' (English:''Carefree'') is a 1999 Marathi-language thriller film directed by Chandrakant Kulkarni and produced by Matchindra Chate. The film is known for its all-women cast. The film was remade in Tamil as ''Snegithiye'' and in Malayalam as '' Raakilipattu''. The climax plot twist was also used in ''Bhagam Bhag'' and all the adaptations are directed by Priyadarshan. Plot Mayuri (Gautami Kapoor) and Vaijayanta aka Vaiju (Sharvari Jamenis) are two fast friends studying in the same girls college. When a girl stab by her boyfriend after being harassed and blackmailed by a boy named Rahul. ACP Nisha Velankar (Mona Ambegaonkar) arrests him and throws him in jail, where he later commits suicide. Nisha is an ex-alumni of the college and later gets invited as chief guest of the college's silver jubilee function. Mayuri and Vaiju decide to carve their own destinies after hearing a soul stirring speech from Nisha, some days before the function. Here, Mayuri's Aunt Attu (Reema ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |